1 Mosebog 42

1 Da Jakob hørte, at der var Korn at faa i Ægypten, sagde han til sine Sønner: »Hvad venter I efter?«

NOW when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

2 Og han sagde: »Jeg hører, at der er Korn at faa i Ægypten; drag ned og køb os noget, at vi kan blive i Live og undgaa Døden!«

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

3 Saa drog de ti af Josefs Brødre ned for at købe Korn i Ægypten;

And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

4 men Jakob sendte ikke Josefs Broder Benjamin med hans Brødre, thi han tænkte, der kunde tilstøde ham en Ulykke.

But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

5 Blandt dem, der kom for at købe Korn, var ogsaa Israels Sønner; thi der var Hungersnød i Kana'ans Land.

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

6 Og da Josef var Hersker i Landet, og han var den, der solgte Korn til alt Folket i Landet, saa kom Josefs Brødre og kastede sig til Jorden for ham.

And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

7 Da Josef saa sine Brødre, kendte han dem; men han lod fremmed over for dem, talte dem haardt til og sagde til dem: »Hvorfra kommer I?« De svarede: »Fra Kana'ans Land for at købe Føde!«

And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

8 Josef kendte sine Brødre, men de kendte ikke ham.

And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

9 Da kom Josef de Drømme i Hu, han havde drømt om dem; og han sagde til dem; »I er Spejdere, I kommer for at se, hvor Landet er aabent!«

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

10 De svarede: »Nej, Herre, dine Trælle kommer for at købe Føde!

And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

11 Vi er alle Sønner af en og samme Mand; vi er ærlige Folk, dine Trælle er ikke Spejdere!«

We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

12 Men han sagde: »Jo vist saa! I kommer for at se, hvor Landet er aabent!«

And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

13 De svarede: »Vi, dine Trælle, var tolv Brødre, Sønner af en og samme Mand i Kana'ans Land; den yngste er for Tiden hjemme hos vor Fader, og een er ikke mere!«

And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

14 Men Josef sagde til dem: »Det er, som jeg siger eder: I er Spejdere!

And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

15 Men nu skal I sættes paa Prøve: Saa sandt Farao lever, slipper I ikke herfra, uden at eders yngste Broder kommer hid!

Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

16 Lad en af eder rejse hjem for at hente eders Broder, og imedens holdes I andre fangne; saa vil det vise sig, om eders Ord er Sandhed; og hvis ikke, saa er I, saa sandt Farao lever, Spejdere!«

Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

17 Derpaa holdt han dem i Forvaring tre Dage.

And he put them all together into ward three days.

18 Men Tredjedagen sagde Josef til dem: »Vil I beholde Livet, saa skal I gøre saaledes, thi jeg er en Mand, der frygter Gud:

And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

19 Er I virkelig ærlige Folk, lad saa en af eder blive tilbage som Fange i det Fængsel, som I sad i, medens I andre drager hjem med Korn til at stille Hungeren i eders Huse;

If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

20 og bring saa eders yngste Broder til mig, saa skal eders Ord staa til Troende, og I skal slippe for at dø!« Og saaledes gjorde de.

But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

21 Da sagde de til hverandre: »Sandelig, nu maa vi bøde for, hvad vi forbrød mod vor Broder, da vi saa hans Sjælevaande, medens han bønfaldt os, og dog ikke hørte ham; derfor stedes vi nu i denne Vaande!«

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

22 Men Ruben tog til Orde og sagde til dem: »Sagde jeg eder ikke dengang: Forsynd eder ikke mod Drengen! Men I vilde ikke høre; se, nu kræves hans Blod!«

And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

23 Saaledes talte de. Men de vidste ikke, at Josef forstod det, thi han forhandlede med dem ved Tolk;

And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

24 og han vendte sig bort fra dem og græd. Siden vendte han sig til dem og talte med dem; og han tog Simeon fra dem og lod ham fængsle for deres Øjne.

And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

25 Saa gav Josef Befaling til at fylde deres Sække med Korn og lægge Pengene tilbage i hver enkelts Sæk og give dem Rejsekost; og saaledes skete det.

Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

26 Saa læssede de deres Korn paa Æslerne og drog bort.

And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.

27 Men da en af dem i Natteherberget aabnede sin Sæk for at give sit Æsel Foder, fik han Øje paa sine Penge, der laa oven i Sækken;

And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.

28 og han sagde til sine Brødre: »Mine Penge er kommet igen; se, de er i min Sæk!« Da sank Hjertet i Livet paa dem, og de saa forfærdede paa hverandre og sagde: »Hvad har Gud dog gjort imod os!«

And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?

29 Og da de kom hjem til deres Fader Jakob i Kana'ans Land, fortalte de ham alt, hvad der var hændet dem, og sagde:

And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

30 »Manden, der er Landets Herre, talte os haardt til og holdt os i Forvaring, som var vi Folk, der vilde udspejde Landet;

The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

31 men vi sagde til ham: Vi er ærlige Folk og ikke Spejdere;

And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

32 vi var tolv Brødre, Sønner af en og samme Fader; een er ikke mere, og den yngste er for Tiden hjemme hos vor Fader i Kana'ans Land.

We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

33 Saa sagde Manden, der er Landets Herre: Derpaa vil jeg kende, at I er ærlige Folk: Lad en af eder blive hos mig, og tag I andre Korn til at stille Hungeren i eders Huse og drag hjem!

And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

34 Siden skal I bringe eders yngste Broder til mig, for at jeg kan kende, at I ikke er Spejdere, men ærlige Folk; saa vil jeg udlevere eders Broder til eder, og I kan frit rejse i Landet.«

And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

35 Da de nu tømte deres Sække, fandt hver sin Pengepose i sin Sæk; og da de og deres Fader saa Pengeposerne, blev de forfærdede.

And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

36 Og deres Fader Jakob sagde til dem: »I gør mig barnløs; Josef er ikke mere, og Simeon er ikke mere, og nu vil I tage Benjamin; det gaar alt sammen ud over mig!«

And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

37 Saa sagde Ruben til sin Fader: »Du maa tage mine to Sønners Liv, hvis jeg ikke bringer ham til dig; betro ham til mig, og jeg skal bringe ham tilbage til dig!«

And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

38 Men han sagde: »Min Søn skal ikke rejse derned med eder, thi hans Broder er død, og han alene er tilbage; tilstøder der ham en Ulykke paa den Rejse, I har for, saa bringer I mine graa Haar ned i Dødsriget med Sorg!« (Sheol h7585)

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)